NINTH ANNUAL TOURISM BANQUET
The annual Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Tourism Banquet & Pineapple Awards will take place on Monday, May 6, 2024. Nominations for the Pineapple Awards are due no later than 3:00pm on March 15, 2024.
Pineapple Award Nominations
You can recognize your employees, co-workers, volunteers and your managers for their excellence in the industry by completing the nomination form. Examples of how the nominee went above and beyond in the job duties used in the nomination form should be instances that have taken place within the past calendar year. Any individual can nominate a co-worker, manager, volunteer, etc.
Nominations will be reviewed by an impartial panel of judges. To keep the panel impartial, please do not include the nominee’s name or property’s name anywhere besides where instructed on the form.
During the banquet, the Ross-Chillicothe CVB would like to recognize the “best of the best” in hospitality in Ross County. We present an award in the following categories:
• Manager of the Year
• Front Line Associate of the Year
• Behind the Scenes Associate of the Year
• Volunteer of the Year
Download PDF of the Nomination Form
Submit all nominations by 3:00pm on March 15, 2024.
Submit by email to: [email protected]
Submit by mail to:
RCCVB Nomination Committee
230 N. Plaza Blvd.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
2024
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Terressa Reep, Shine On Chillicothe
With Melody Young (left) and Brandon Smith (right)
BEHIND THE SCENES ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR
Lee Crouse, “Tecumseh!” Outdoor Drama
With Melody Young (left) and Brandon Smith (right)
FRONT LINE ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR
Suzanne Toth, Kindly Boutique
With Melody Young (left) and Brandon Smith (right)
MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Katrina Horsley, Quality Inn
With Melody Young (left) and Brandon Smith (right)
GRAND PINEAPPLE AWARD
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
With Brandon Smith (left) and Melody Young (right)
Past Pineapple Winners
2024
Volunteer: Terressa Reep, Shine On Chillicothe
Front Line: Suzanne Toth, Kindly Boutique
Behind the Scenes: Lee Crouse, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama
Manager: Katrina Horsley, Quality Inn
Grand Pineapple: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
2023
Volunteer: Aubrey Herrnstein, Downtown Chillicothe
Front Line: Karen Bright, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama
Behind the Scenes: Dr. Bret Ruby, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Manager: Erica Woodard, Pour House at Machinery Hall
Grand Pineapple: David Polk, Tourism Partner
2022
Volunteer: Jay Jackson, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Front Line: Violet Tanner, Hampton Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Ty McBee, Ross County Park District
Director/Inn Keeper: John Payne, Pump House Center for the Arts
Grand Pineapple: Pat McAllister, C.P. Management
2019
Volunteer: Alice Reynolds, Pump House Center for the Arts
Front Line: Kuimars Samandari, Hampton Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Drew Long, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Director/Inn Keeper: Fred Ashbrooke, C.P. Management
Grand Pineapple: The Scioto Society Board of Directors
2018
Volunteer: Chillicothe Tree Commission
Front Line: Bridget Coe, Hampton Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Becky Helterbridle, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama
Director/Inn Keeper: Andrea Davis, Christopher Inn & Suites
Grand Pineapple: Bob Leach & Dick Rutherford – Camp Sherman Days
2017
Volunteer: Steve Coppel, Adena Mansion & Gardens
Front Line: Mike Sites, Christopher Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Deb Smith, Hampton Inn & Suites
Director/Inn Keeper: Andrea Digges, Hampton Inn & Suites
Grand Pineapple: Bill & Linda Herrnstein
2016
Volunteer: Michael Beery, Tri-County Triangle Trail
Front Line: Justin Flitton, Christopher Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Richard Doliber, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama
Director/Inn Keeper: Brandon Smith, Tecumseh Outdoor Drama
Grand Pineapple: Joy Gough
2015
Volunteer: Karen Blosser, Majestic Theatre
Front Line: Kiumars Samandari, Hampton Inn & Suites
Behind the Scenes: Jason Newman
Director/Inn Keeper: Kathy Styer, Adena Mansion & Gardens
Grand Pineapple: Paul Pollard
2014
Volunteer: June Gregg, Fall Festival of Leaves
Front Line: Elsa Hudson, Holiday Inn Express
Behind the Scenes: Jacki Merritt, Christopher Conference Center
Director/Inn Keeper: Andrea Digges, Hampton Inn & Suites
Grand Pineapple: Dan & Mike in the Morning